Altenburger Land II is an electoral constituency (German: Wahlkreis) represented in the Landtag of Thuringia. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting, and other candidates might get elected via their party list.

Designated as constituency 44, it covers the eastern part of Altenburger Land.[1] Altenburger Land II was created for the 1994 state election. Originally named Altenburg II, it was renamed after the 1994 election.

Geography

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As of the 2019 state election, Altenburger Land II covers the eastern part of Altenburger Land, specifically the municipalities of Altenburg, Fockendorf, Gerstenberg, Göpfersdorf, Haselbach, Langenleuba-Niederhain, Nobitz, Treben, and Windischleuba.[1]

Members

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The constituency has been held by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since its creation in 1994. Its first representative was Andreas Sonntag, who served two terms from 1994 to 2004, followed by Christian Gumprecht (2004–2014) and Christoph Zippel (2014–2024).

Election Member Party %
1994 Andreas Sonntag CDU 40.4
1999 46.5
2004 Christian Gumprecht CDU 43.2
2009 31.3
2014 Christoph Zippel CDU 40.2
2019 37.0
2024 Torben Braga AfD 42.8

Election results

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2024 election

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State election (2024): Altenburger Land II[2]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
AfD Torben Braga 10,327 42.8 9,392 38.4   10.6
CDU  N Christoph Zippel 8,560 35.4   1.6 6,036 24.7   2.0
BSW   3,801 15.6
Left Ral Plötner 3,138 13.0   15.3 2,645 10.8   19.8
SPD Norman Müller 1,530 6.3   4.6 1,150 4.7   2.0
Greens   362 1.5   1.9
APT   230 0.9   0.2
FDP Marco Thiele 600 2.5   10.5 200 0.8   2.9
BD   159 0.7
FW   145 0.6
Familie   110 0.5
Values   75 0.3
Pirates   58 0.2   0.1
ÖDP   50 0.2   0.1
MLPD   26 0.1   0.1
Informal votes 460 176
Total valid votes 24,155 24,439
Turnout 24,615 67.9   11.3
AfD gain from CDU Majority 1,767 7.4

2019 election

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State election (2019): Altenburger Land II[3]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU  Y Christoph Zippel 7,445 37.0   3.2 4,879 22.7   13.8
Left Ralf Plötner 5,709 28.3   6.4 6,569 30.6   0.6
AfD   5,977 27.8   17.9
FDP Marco Thiele 2,627 13.0 801 3.7   2.4
SPD Norman Müller 2,204 10.9   1.7 1,445 6.7   4.6
Greens Bernhard Stengele 1,134 5.6   2.7 735 3.4   0.0
Menschliche Welt Ursula Krause 1,026 5.1
List-only parties 1,089 5.1
Informal votes 1,727 377
Total valid votes 20,145 21,495
Turnout 21,872 56.6   11.8
CDU hold Majority 1,736 8.7   3.2

2014 election

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State election (2014): Altenburger Land II[4]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Christoph Zippel 6,908 40.2   8.9 6,322 36.5   3.0
Left Birgit Klaubert 5,963 34.7   6.5 5,404 31.2   4.2
SPD Norman Müller 2,162 12.6   13.6 1,965 11.3   9.1
AfD   1,719 9.9
Free Voters Klaus-Peter Liefländer 837 4.9 221 1.3   0.4
NPD Robert Schmidt 833 4.8   0.1 639 3.7   1.1
Greens Pascal Mauf 498 2.9 589 3.4   0.7
List-only parties 455 2.6
Informal votes 342 229
Total valid votes 17,201 17,314
Turnout 17,543 44.8   3.7
CDU hold Majority 945 5.5   2.4

2009 election

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State election (2009): Altenburger Land II[5]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU  Y Christian Gumprecht 6,188 31.3   11.9 6,648 33.5   8.7
Left Birgit Klaubert 5,573 28.2   4.0 5,368 27.0   1.2
SPD Hartmut Schubert 5,190 26.2   10.1 4,047 20.4   5.3
FDP Daniel Scheidel 1,848 9.3   3.6 1,556 7.8   3.8
NPD Peter Pichl 979 4.9 955 4.8   2.9
Greens   807 4.1   1.3
List-only parties 479 2.4
Informal votes 551 469
Total valid votes 19,778 19,860
Turnout 20,329 48.5   1.7
CDU hold Majority 615 3.1   7.9

2004 election

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State election (2004): Altenburger Land II[6]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Christian Gumprecht 8,585 43.2   3.3 8,304 42.2   5.1
PDS Birgit Klaubert 6,391 32.2   0.4 5,558 28.2   1.2
SPD Gabriele Matzulla 3,201 16.1   2.6 2,963 15.1   1.2
FDP Martin Klimek 1,122 5.7   2.7 786 4.0   3.0
Greens Frank Augsten 553 2.8 545 2.8   1.1
List-only parties 1,525 7.7
Informal votes 930 1,101
Total valid votes 19,852 19,681
Turnout 20,782 46.8   3.4
CDU hold Majority 2,194 11.0   3.7

1999 election

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State election (1999): Altenburger Land II[7]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU  Y Andreas Sonntag 10,574 46.5   6.1 10,882 47.3   5.5
PDS Birgit Klaubert 7,235 31.8   14.5 6,196 27.0   9.6
SPD Volker Schemmel 4,246 18.7   14.2 3,748 16.3   13.8
FDP Hans-Peter Bugar 688 3.0   1.1 231 1.0   1.7
List-only parties 1,927 8.4
Informal votes 609 368
Total valid votes 22,743 22,984
Turnout 23,352 50.2   19.8
CDU hold Majority 3,339 14.7   7.2

1994 election

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State election (1994): Altenburg II[8]
Notes:

Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A  Y or  N denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.

Party Candidate Votes % ±% Party votes % ±%
CDU Andreas Sonntag 13,054 40.4 13,449 41.9
SPD 10,622 32.9 9,649 30.0
PDS 5,555 17.2 5,594 17.4
Greens 1,730 5.4 1,458 4.5
FDP 1,321 4.1 867 2.7
List-only parties 1,097 3.4
Informal votes 1,626 1,794
Total valid votes 32,282 32,114
Turnout 33,908 70.1
CDU win new seat Majority 2,432 7.5

References

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  1. ^ a b "Landtagswahlen 2019 - Wahlkreise und dazugehörige Gemeinden".
  2. ^ https://wahlen.thueringen.de/datenbank/wahl1/WAHL.asp?wahlart=LW&wJahr=2024&zeigeErg=WK&auswertung=1&wknr=044&gemnr=&terrKrs=&gemteil=000&buchstabe=&Langname=&wahlvorschlag=&sort=&druck=&XLS=&anzahlH=0&Nicht_existierende=&x_vollbildDatenteil=&optik=&aktual=&ShowLand=&ShowWK=&ShowPart=
  3. ^ Landtagswahl in Thüringen am. 27 Oktober 2019
  4. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2014
  5. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2009
  6. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 2004
  7. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 1999
  8. ^ Wahlen in Thüringen 1994